Arming Asia: Technonationalism and its Impact on Local Defense Industries

by Richard Bitzinger

Overview

Bitzinger examines the phenomenon of attempted self-reliance in arms production within Asia, and assesses the extent of success in balancing this independence with the growing requirements of next-generation weapons systems. He analyzes China, India, Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia.

The overarching question in the book is whether self-reliance is a strategically viable solution for development and manufacturing of arms. Given the ever-changing dynamics and increasing demand for sophisticated next-generation weaponry, will these countries be able to individually sustain their domestic defense industries and constantly update their technologies?

This is the first book to analyze arms production from a regional perspective.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781317484899
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/19/2016
Series:	Routledge Security in Asia Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	154
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Richard A. Bitzinger is Senior Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. He is the author of Towards a Brave New Arms Industry? (Oxford University Press, 2003), "Come the Revolution: Transforming the Asia-Pacific’s Militaries," Naval War College Review (Fall 2005), Transforming the U.S. Military: Implications for the Asia-Pacific (ASPI, December 2006), and "Military Modernization in the Asia-Pacific: Assessing New Capabilities," Asia’s Rising Power (NBR, 2010). He is also the editor of The Modern Defense Industry: Political, Economic and Technological Issues (Praeger, 2009) and Emerging Critical Technologies and their Impact on Asian-Pacific Security (Palgrave, 2016)

Table of Contents

1. Acknowledgements

2. Introduction

3. Chapter 1: Military Technonationalism and the Drive for Indigenous Arms Manufacturing

4. Chapter 2: Military Modernization in the Asia-Pacific: An Overview

5. Chapter 3: China

6. Chapter 4: India

7. Chapter 5: The Republic of Korea

8. Chapter 6: Other Asian Arms Producers: Southeast Asia and Taiwan

9. Chapter 7: Conclusions: The Future of Military Technonationalism in Asia